Earlier Wednesday, the Eagles said they were waiving Fluellen, a Toledo product. And the Colts, for their part, had announced Tuesday evening they would be parting ways with Parkey, who played collegiately at Auburn.

In the end, both clubs struck a deal rather than placing the players on waivers.

And in the end, it might be a good fit for both players, especially Parkey, who will have a chance to compete with Alex Henery, whose performance reportedly has come under some scrutiny.

On Tuesday, special teams coordinator Dave Fipp indicated the club would be evaluating both Henery and other potential kicking competitors, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

“All options are available. We’ll look at everybody, and we’ll continue to watch Al. The biggest thing is we hope to get Al a bunch of work in these next two games, and we’ll find out,” Fipp said, per the Inquirer.

Fluellen joins a crowded backfield in Indianapolis, which has six healthy tailbacks on the roster. However, the Colts liked him enough to trade for him as opposed to hoping he could be landed on waivers.

Before you say these trades never hold weight, keep in mind that Buffalo and Indy traded waiver LBs last year. Kelvin Shepphard went on to start games in Indy and Jerry Hughes managed double digit sacks in Buffalo.

I thought Fluellen had a chance to be a nice steal for somebody coming out of Toledo. He was probably the second best offensive player in the MAC behind Dri Archer last year. Unfortunately I don’t think he is 100% healthy at the moment.

Could be a nice guy to stash on the practice squad while he heals up and learns the offense.

granadafan says:Aug 20, 2014 5:05 PM

I have to admit, when I read the headline, I thought that Chip Kelly had traded for ANOTHER ex-Oregon Duck.